Paper table and gage.



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L. C. MYERS. PAPER TABLE 'AND GAGE.

9 Y A M D E L r-I NE 0 T A C L P P A,

L. ct MYERS. PAPER 'TABLE AND GAGE;

APPLICATIGN FILED MAY l. |911.

Patented, ont 22, 1918 UNITED STATESMPATENTOFFICE. y,

LEWIS 0.MYEBs, or BROOKLYN, NEW YoaLnssIeNoa 'ro Roy-AL TYPEWRITEB.

f f cQuPAVNY, INC., or NEW Yoan, N; Y., a conromuIoN or NEW Yoan.

.f To all 'whom it may concern citizen of theUnited States, and aresident of thefborough ofBrooklyn, in the city'of `NewfYork, vcounty-ofKings, and State of New, York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in APaper Tables and Gages, of, which the following is avspecification i The l'prese'nt invention relates generally toVtype-writing or'other machines of the same vgeneral character and hasmore particularlyV 1`reference toa paper table or page gage for,sidevregistering the material acted uponby mammina;-

. lInV` he Hess Patent No. 95d,497 there iiisclosed a typicalstructureof writing ma- -jchine inI connection .with which the presentinvention may glo-e'l conveniently used. phare shown, aplaten used withwljnch is ssociatedfa vsupport usually carrying the paper pan, and apaper table which `can be tilted upward] and rearwardly on a pivotremote-from tie platen. When the paper Vtable is inzits `lowered`position it` rests on the Vsupport and with it forms a substantially icontinuous upwardly inclinedpaper surface.

lthisconstruction when the paper is ad.-

ju'stedfbackward it will be guided upwardly 'rn a proper manner andwithout any tendency yto'enter between vthesupport 'and the parl-tablem' he rain `object of this invention is to rovidemeans wherebrvafrnr of the 'ia er ze n is can be obtained inelose proximity to thelatenfin-such a u'ianner that the parts may e readily accessible whenthe paper-table is swung out ofthe way. This is especially`advantageouswhen a-sliortfsheet length of er beingv adjusted in themachine. ther yobJects will aqrzipear as the specificaa `laterallymovable paper gage.

ferred lform herein disclo Onefeature ofthe invention resides in iAproviding a cut-mit |"iort1onfin the upwardly inclined paper surface,at which. point is located means for sul'ipoi'ting or mounting In thcpresaid out-out Q Parma 'TABLE ANneAGE.

Specification ofLettc-rs Patent. i

y i l I the supportf'r the `gage Bep'tlknown that I, LEWIS C. Mimes, a

by said table and' tiltabl'e therewith.

Another 4feature of the invention resides.

y ratenteq'oct'. 2 2, 191s. Application led May 1, 191i.. Serial No.1,65*,6E n

is likewise carriedl1 in` l'iavingpa laterally i sliding paper gagewhich normally oyerlies`both ythe support ,forlthe paper pan Vandvthepaper table,

said gage` being, in 'the preferred constructionhereindisclosed,jtiltable with the paper table'.

A. still lfurther featureofltlie inyention'revk sides in theconstructionof the paper table.` This table 'is of sheet-material andhas a rolled-over port-ioni which `forms anfintegral tubular' member,there being a rod in said,

y aper gage carried Any suita.v le` means -ll'ay of i tubular niei'nberand ay by the rod. l course' be used for rei'idering the paper gagelaterally!adjustable, but, in the preferred form herein shown, the rodis fslidable in the tubular member and the paper gagels Hired to therod.y Ifiaaferablyalso there4 are provided means for preventing the rodfrom turning in the tubular member, andsiiliicie'nt friction, to holdthe rod in its correct4 adi,

justed position, may be obtained by any suitable means, suchas bysplitting the end of the rod and causing it to.exp'and sligghtly.` Therol led-over portion of the paper table is i preferably produced by"havingan extension that liiojects beyond the lower odg-u of the papertable and is then rolled over so that the-,gage which slides in saidrolled over "portion may be adjusted along;r said lower edge. In `thepartuailai.' veinbodiinent of the iii'ivention herein shown. therolled-over portion is disposed centrally of the lower edge oi the papertable and has a rod,projecting` from each end, togctlier with a paper gare mounted on each rod so that-gagging may e oliitaiucd at both sideedges of the paper.

ln the accompanying drawings theinvention isembodicd in severalpreferred forms and in those drawings:

liigureA 1 is a face view-of av paper table TandV a support emhodyinprthe linvention,

together with `the means for supporting the paper tablepreferably-carried by the tabularliarin a known manner.

Fig, .2 is a vertical sectional view onwthe line`2`2 of Fig. l.; i i iFig. is abroken view, partly insection, portion of the "rear` of theshowing the lower papel* table.y

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the invention and is a fragmentary Viewshowing a portion of the paper table, in this instance provided withcoiled portions both at its upper and lower ends and with rods, carryinga' gage, working in both of said coiled port1ons.-

Fig. 5 is a Vertical sectional view on the table and also .the platenand the pivot on which the paper table swings and illustrating the closeproxiniityvof the paper gage to the platen, together with the arcdescribed by the end of the said paper gage when the paper table istilted*rearwardly and upwardly.

7 is the usual support which carries the paper pan and S is the papertable. The paper tablc'is suitably' mounted by means of arms 9 which inthis case are conveniently pivoted on the end of the tabular bar l0 andwhich'have lugs 11 parallel to the paper table and secured thereto inany suitable manner, such as by means of the screws l2. When the papel'table is in its lowernxost. position, which is the position that itnormally occupies during the manipulation of the writing machine7 thislower edge rests upon the top ofthe sui'niort 7 and the two togetherforni substantially 'a continuous upwardly inclined paper surface forguiding the paper. The engagement ofthe paper table 8 With the support 7is preferably so intimate that if the paper is manipulated backwardly inthe machine its free end will not ener between said support and papertablevbut will be guided upwardly in the proper manner. The paper tableis preferably made of sheet material, as shown, and is' provided at itslower edge with cut-out portions 13 preferably at both ends7 while atits central lower lportion it is provided with acoiled portion forming atubular member 14 as shown. The result is that when the paper table islowered into contact with the support 7, the said coil 14 will rest uponthe upper surface of the said support.

15 indicates a rod which is lslidalily mountedl 1 in the coil 14 andpreferably has its inner end I6 split, as shown. so as to producesufficient Friction to retain said rod in any adjusted position in whichit may be placed. (Iarricd by this roll `15 is a papergage I6 which ishere shown as consisting ol" a portion 17 substantially lparallel tothel upwardly inclined paper surface and which t'llrlhcr has anoutwardly projecting portion 18 at an angle thereto which extends overtoward the platen 19 and in close proximity thereto. The. paper gage isthus carried by the paper table and is tiltable therewith. lVhen thcpaper table isin its lowered position the paper gage overlies-bolh tln`support T and the paper table tif-.is shown. The advantage of'this isthat by' that means it is brought into close proximity so that short`sheet lengths may be adjusted at a point very close to the platen andalso should that virtually slides on the lower edge 13 of the papertable and also at the same time keeps the gage from tilting bypreventing a turning movement of the rod 15 within the tubular member1.4. From Fig. (i it will be seen how closely adjacent the paper -gageis to the platen when the paper table is in its lowered position, and itwill also be seen that the paper table may be raised or tilted `withoutinterference since the lowermost tip of the gag'e will describesubstantially thearc indicated in dotted lines. In order to insure theclosest possible approach of the gage to the platen, the lower end 21ofthe outwardly extending portion 18 of the paper gage is beveled orinclined, as shown.

vIn Figs. 4 and 5 a modification is shown. In this instance the papertable 8 is provided with a coiled tubular portion 22, both at its upperand lower edge.r 'Into these coiled tubular portions extend the rods 23which are slidably mounted and carry at their outer ends the gage '24.In this in stance the paper table 8 is provided with rearwardly'extending lugs 25 to Which tilting arms similar to 9 on Fig. 1 may besecured. In the form shown .in Figs. 4 and-5 it will be seen that thegage does not overlie both the paper table and the support but'is,nevertheless, within the scope of the invention, so far as the featureof utilizing tubution 17 and the rear wing 2O form a guide lar portionson the paper table for the:

purpose of mounting a. paper guide is concerned.

It' desired7 a suitable indicating means such as a scale or index may beutilized in connection withfthc paper gage and such scale or index maybe carried either by the support 7 or by the paper table S or by both.In Fig. I the scale 26 is shown as being arranged hoth on the support 7and on the paper table 8. The advantage of having the scale on the papertable is that it permits adjustment of the gage 17 when the paper vtableis in its tilted posit-ion. In Fig. 4, the

27 is shown arranged on the paper tially Vparallel to overlying both thetable and the support, and an outwardly projecting portion extend-` anextension with separate rods extending into the commoncentral tubularmember 14.

I claim:

1. A platen, a substantially continuous paper surface, upwardly inclinedfrom said platen, including asupport, closely adjacent to the platen,and a` paper table tiltable rearwardly and upwardly o n a pivot remotefrom said platen, resting on the upper edgil of the support when in itslowered position, a palper gage with the table, having a portionsubstanthe paper surface normally ing closely adjacent to the platenwhen' the paper table is in its lowered position.

v2. A papertableof sheet material having `nojecting; beyond its lower dover to form a tubular incluber, a paper gage ylaterally adjustablealong said lower edge, and means carried in said tubular member forSupporting said gage.

A paper table of sheet material having an extension projecting beyondits lower edge and rolled over to forln a tubular mem! ber, a rodslidable n said tubular member, and a papel' gage carried by said rod.

4. A papel' table of sheet material having.: an extension projectingbeyond its lower edge at tincentral portion thereof and edge and rollelaterally slidable and .tiltable rolled over to form a tubular member, apapergage at each endof the tubular mem ber laterally adjustable -alongsaid lower edge, and means carried in said tubular member-tor supportingsaid gage.

5. A paper table of sheet material having an extension projecting be ondits lower edge at the central portion t ereof and rolled over to 'form atubular member, a rod projecting from each end of said tubular portion.and a paper gage mounted on each rod.

(l. A paper table of sheet material having an extension projectingVbeyond its lower edge at'tlie central portion thereof and rolled over toforni a tubular member, a

rod slidably .mounted `in each `end of the tuular portion, and a papergage on each ro' 7. A platen, a substantially, continuous papcrsurfaceupwardly inclined from said platen including asupport adjacent theplaten, a paper tab e, meansy for rearwardly tilting said papel' table,a laterally sliding paper gage tiltable withI said table andoverlyingboth the paper table andthe support, 'and an index lcarried bythe paper table. y

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 30th day of' April. 1917.

LEWIS carrieres'4

